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Institute for Jewish Liturgy
& School for Shamashim

     
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Summer I Curriculum (Weeks 1-4)

First Sunday
  9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m.

Daven
  9:45-10:30 Breakfast, Welcome and Overview
  10:30 a.m.-12:30 Humash & Rashi, How to prepare a d'var Torah
  12:30-5:00 Individual Diagnostics

Mondays & Tuesdays
  7:30-8:45 a.m.

Shaharit & Breakfast

  8:45-9:45 a.m.

Session I: Cantillation
Torah and Haftarah Trop–Weekdays/Shabbat
Asseret HaDibrot
History of the Masoretic Text
Use of Tikkun
Methods of Teaching Trop

  9:45 a.m.-12:00 Noon

Session II: Cantillation Havruta

  Lunch

 

  1:00-2:00 p.m.

Session III: Nusah I
Daily Prayer Services
Shabbat & Festivals
Preliminary Prayers for Yamim Nora’im

  2:00-4:00 p.m.

Session IV: Nusah Havruta

Wednesdays-Fridays
  7:30-8:45 a.m.

 
Shaharit & Breakfast
  8:45-10:30 a.m.

Session I: Cantillation Havruta continued

  10:30 a.m.-12:00 Noon

Session II: Principles of Prayer
Structure of the Siddur
Overview of Content and Meaning
Becoming Familiar with Different Versions of the Siddur
Laws of Prayer (with reference to different sources)

  Lunch  
  1:00-2:30 p.m.

Session III: Nusah Havruta continued

  2:30-4:00 p.m.

Session IV: Principles & Procedures
Organizational Principles of a Luni-Solar Year
Reading the Lu-ah
Correcting Mistakes for Torah Reading
Calling to the Torah
Order of Aliyot and Substitutions
Computing Ritual Times
Putting on Tefillin

Subsequent Sundays
  9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  10:00 a.m.-
12:00 Noon


Daven & Breakfast
Humash & Rashi continued

PracticumWhile the summer programme is in process, the faculty advisors attempt to find each student opportunities in local congregations to publicly hone their newly developing skills.

Fall, Winter, SpringBetween the two summers, all students will arrange an approved Supervised Internship with the person and synagogue of their choice. There will also be Assigned Readings and several group Teleconferences.

 
     
 

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